Richard Peterson (fencer)

He represented his country at the 1966 and 1970 British Commonwealth Games, and won 12 New Zealand national fencing titles across three disciplines.A commercial lawyer in Wellington, Peterson and his wife Hilary established clubs to support sufferers of dementia.The first was in 1965, when he won the men's épée title, the only time he would win the national championship in that discipline.In the men's team épée, he competed for New Zealand alongside Bob Binning and Keith Mann, losing against Scotland and England and not advancing beyond the elimination pool.In 2014, that firm merged with Morrison Kent, and Peterson retired from legal practice the following year.
WellingtonFencingfencer1970 British Commonwealth GamesWellington City CouncilScots CollegeNelson CollegeVictoria University of WellingtonBachelor of LawsMaster of LawsBob BinningKeith MannMichael HendersonBrian PickworthNew Zealand Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association1979 World Fencing Championships1980 Summer Olympics boycottmodern pentathlonChapman Tripp2003 New Year HonoursQueen's Service Medal1966 New Zealand British Empire and Commonwealth Games teamAthleticsBill BaillieRoger JohnsonJeff JulianBrenda MatthewsLes MillsDave NorrisNorman ReadMike RyanMarise StephenIan StuddRobin TaitPeter WelshRoy WilliamsValerie YoungBadmintonRichard PurserBoxingBrian KendallBill KiniCyclingLaurie ByersTino TabakDes ThomsonRichie ThomsonDivingJoyce FentonPam FrenchGaye McDermitShootingMaurie GordonBrian LaceyTom SutherlandSwimmingHilton BrownDave GerrardTony GrahamVivien HaddonMargaret MacraePaddy O'CarrollAllan SeagarTui ShipstonWeightliftingJohn BoltonBruce CameronDon OliverWrestlingTony Greig1970 New Zealand British Commonwealth Games teamJack FosterPenny HuntSally MeneWarwick NichollSylvia PottsBarbara PoulsenDick QuaxAnne SmithDick TaylerRobin GlenieBryce BeestonBruce BiddleHarry KentBlair StockwellRebecca EwertLawn bowlsGordon JollyBob McDonaldRobbie RobsonPhil SkoglundSusan HunterGlenda StirlingMark TreffersJudy WrightTony EbertDavid AspinGordon MackayJoe McManemin